HBO Now, Time Warner’s stand-alone Internet streaming service, is off to a good start with Apple (AAPL) as a partner, says CEO Jeff Bewkes, though analysts say it’s too early to assess the service’s impact on Netflix or other services. Bewkes, on Time Warner’s (TWX)Q1 earnings call Wednesday, hinted at plans to take the online video streaming service international and extolled Apple’s virtues as an exclusive online partner. HBO Now launched on
Chipmakers NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) and Cavium offered mixed Q1 results and soft guidance late Wednesday, with Skyworks Solutions set to report after the close Thursday. NXP, however, was up nearly 3% in early afternoon trading in the stock market today, near 98, after the Apple (AAPL) supplier’s Q1 earnings beat analyst expectations. But its revenue slightly missed and Q2 guidance at the midpoint was below Wall Street expectations. NXP posted
NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings late Wednesday but the Apple (AAPL) iPhone chip supplier’s revenue fell short and its Q2 guidance was weak. Fellow Apple supplier Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) is on tap Thursday night. NXP said it earned $1.35 a share excluding various items. That’s up 38% vs. a year earlier and 5 cents above Wall Street views. Revenue climbed nearly 18% to $1.467 billion, but that was